Overview & Introduction
Julia Kopeika, Module Lead
As cancer treatments continue to improve, the prospect of long-term survival and cure is becoming ever more a reality. Infertility is the commonest long-term adverse effect of cancer treatment. Consequently, fertility preservation in cancer survivors is becoming an increasingly important aspect of our daily clinical practice. This study day will address this important area crossing the boundaries between the various disciplines involved, with talks from Clinicians, Nurses and Scientists both in the fields of Reproductive Medicine and Oncology. The course will cover the epidemiology of cancer in patients of reproductive age, overview of modern cancer treatments, chemotherapy regimens, effect of cancer treatment on fertility, approaches for male and female fertility preservation, as well as the ins and outs of setting up and managing an effective fertility preservation programme.
We are excited to have a NEW programme and are very grateful to many of our world renowned experts for sharing with us their knowledge and experience.
| Speakers | Title of talk |
| Julia Kopeika | Welcome from module lead |
| Robert Carr | Epidemiology of cancers in the patients of reproductive age |
| Mark Harries | Overview on Chemotherapy Drugs |
| Richard Anderson | The effect of cancer treament on female fertility and an overview of female fertility preservation |
| Gillian Lockwood | Ooctye cryopreservation |
| Dima El-Sharkawi | Haematologist Perspectives: Update on modern Treatments for Lymphomas in patients of Reproductive Age |
| Lynda Wyld | Update on Breast cancer treatment and outcome |
| Julia Kopeika | Ovarian stimulation for fertility preservation |
| Philippa Sangster | Fertility Preservation in Male patients |
| Christine Fotopoulou | Surgical Methods of Fertility Preservation |
| Michael von Wolff | Experience of organising a Fertility Preservation Service and creating a network |
| Valerie Peddie | Provision of Fertility Preservation Services – NHS Scotland |
| Melanie Davies | Late effects of cancer treatment: subfertility, early menopause and the use of HRT |
| Claus Andersen | Ovarian tissue preservation |
| Session | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Welcome from the Chair | Melanie Davies |
| Cancer in young people, long term outcomes | Vicky Grandage |
| The effect of cancer treatment on male fertility and sperm banking | Mathew Tomlinson |
| The effect of cancer treatment on female fertility and an overview of female fertility preservation | Richard Anderson |
| Oocyte cryopreservation | Gillian Lockwood |
| Laparoscopic Ovarian Transposition & Oophoropexy for fertility preservation | Ertan Saridogan |
| The decision making process for women considering fertility preservation | Georgina Jones |
| Ovarian stimulation for oocyte cryopreservation. | Julia Kopeika |
| Uterine transplantation | Ben Jones |
| Clinical experience of a fertility preservation service- analysis of outcomes | Stuart Lavery |
| Late effects of cancer treatment: early menopause and the use of HRT | Melanie Davies |
| Ovarian tissue preservation | Sheila Lane |